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Ordinance NO.: 425
AN ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE THE
INSTALLATION AND MAINTAINING OF
HANDICAP SIGNS AND PROVIDING
FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF HANDICAP
SIGN REQUIREMENTS BY THOSE REQUIRED
WITHIN THE TOWN OF BLADES
WHEREAS, the 142nd General Assembly of the State of Delaware enacted legislation
to require the three counties and all of the municipalities of Delaware to enact legislation
to provide for the enforcement ofhandicapped parking sign laws; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Blades wishes to comply with the
mandates of the State of Delaware,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF BLADES, IN COUNCIL MET, IN THE MANNER FOLLOWING, TO WIT:
Section 1:. All individuals and artificial entities required by ordinances ofthe Town of
Blades, ordinances of Sussex County, or the laws of The State of Delaware to designate
parking spaces or parking zones for use by vehicles operated by disabled persons shall
also be required to erect and maintain signs marking those parking spaces or zones. After
the receipt of a complaint regarding the lack of a required sign, the Town Manager, or a
Code Enforcement Officer, or a member of the Blades Police Department shall mail a
written warning to the individual or artificial entity at its address shown on the tax rolls.
If after thirty (30) days the violation is not remedied, the Town Manager, or a Code
Enforcement Officer, or a member of the Blades Police Department may issue a summons
or apply for a warrant with a court of competent jurisdiction in the name of the offending
individual or artificial entity; each day of non-compliance shall constitute a separate
offense and the penalty for each offense shall be one hundred dollars ($100), and the
individual or artificial entity shall pay the cost of prosecution. The Town Manager, or a
Code Enforcement Officer, or a member of the Blades Police Department may also
pursue civil remedies, including injunctive relief.